Manufacturing Engineer

Samatha Bikumalla

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Operations – Methods Engineer, Production & Manufacturing Management Professional

Summary:

Experienced Engineering professional with 11 years of expertise as Methods Engineer, Production Engineer and Manufacturing Management with structure lines CWB, VFin, Wing and Fuselage.

Professional Experience:

Philips India Ltd, Pune HIC

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Manufacturing Engineer - NPI Lead

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Sep 2021 - Present

Tata Aerospace & Defense Ltd, Hyderabad

Deputy manager

AH64 Apache, B737 VFin

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Apr 2020 - Sep 2021

Assistant manager

AH64 Apache

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Apr 2017 - Mar 2020

Sr. Executive

Dornier-228 NG - RUAG

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Jun 2014 - Apr 2017

Executive

Tata Lockheed Martin Aerostructures Ltd

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Apr 2012 - Jun 2014

GET

Tata Lockheed Martin Aerostructures Ltd

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Jun 2011 - Apr 2012

Organization: Philips India Ltd Sep 2021 – Present

Responsible for NPI program as Manufacturing Engineer Lead on X-Ray machines

Responsible for the Engineer built and proto build for the 2 programs launch.

Smooth transfer of programs from R&D to LCM.

Organization: Tata Aerospace & Defense Ltd. Jun 2011 – Sep 2021

Lead for Industrialization activities for the production line on Build to Print

Configuration Management: Receipt of Dwgs, Specs and Maintaining all records related to configuration

Preparation & Analysis of Bill of material (BOM)

Determinant Assembly value engineering activities for 737 V-fin assembly

Design change suggestions in parts optimization and their implementation

Optimization in Holes, Fastener, Tooling

Assembly Line balancing and process stabilization for building Determinant Assembly

Preparation of assembly work instruction sheets and drive process standardization

Preparation of assembly work instruction sheets on wire harness installation

Lead and guide manufacturing engineers develop work instructions for the assemblies

Review and approve Installation of assembly plans

Improve the manufacturability and efficiency assemblies

Implementation Foreign Object Debris (FOD) prevention and non-conformances issues

Supplier Support - Interface between Supplier, SCM, Program Management and Customer for all the technical issues on detail part fabrication and Part verification in assembly line

Develop technical capability among peers on the assemblies

Proactive analysis on analyzing issues and problem solving

Automation – First time Implementation of Robot operations in assembly line

Poka Yoke requirements.

Weekly Status update to program management and monthly status update with supplier at Program Level

Customer Coordination to provide design issues, production issues and repair issues

Support Configuration Management for Assembly line

Developing building sequence for assembly process.

Support SCM for getting detail part, consumables, MSPS and tracking

Identify, implement, impact analysis & control on engineering changes.

Visualizing & Analysis on Production Tools like Jig/Fixtures and Shop Equipment required for Assembly.

Creation of instruction sheets or Condition of supply (COS) for fabricating detail parts.

Preparation & updating of process/assembly data sheets for building Assemblies.

Support to QA for clearance of part and assemblies.

Route cause analysis on repairs, solving issues having preventive actions

MRB: Providing repair solution on production line having customer concurrence

Continuous shop support for building a product by 5s & Kaizen

Processing of Modification, Change Notice or NCR’s

Continuous shop support for building a product and stabilize shop floor process.

Stabilized all I/R tools and assemblies

Maintained 5s, Records and tracking of all activities performed.

Provide repair disposition for External NC’s that do not fall under Engineering Drawing and OEM Specifications

Coordinating with MRB engineer in getting disposition approved and released

Assist in house production team in implementing the repair disposition

Education:

Bachelor of Technology - Aeronautical Engineering (2007- 2011) - Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Hyderabad

Skills:

Microsoft office, CATIA V5, SAP-PP module

Languages:

English, Hindi & Telugu

Declaration:

I hereby declare that the above said information is true, correct and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

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